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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
3
Mrs. C. B. Hicks travels to Macon while many locals visit relatives and attend graduation events. The community follows family trips to Atlanta and Chicago, visits by soldiers, college honors, and kin in North Georgia, Virginia, and Florida as graduates, tours, and homecomings unfold.
Mrs. Huie Abercombie of East Point visited her mother Mrs. Lee Watson for the weekend. Several relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin and grandson and Mrs. J. S. Brown hosted guests such as Mr. and Mrs. E. Martin and Mrs. Huie Abercombie with Mrs. Lee Watson in attendance, plus travels of Miss Carolyn Brown to Columbus and Mrs. Lillian Brown returning from Waverly Ball.
Mrs Wanda Carpenter spent Monday night with Mrs Grady James and Mildred. Miss Annie Mae Barfield is in the hospital for treatment. Mrs G A Allman and Ann were Tuesday visitors of Mrs Grady James and Mildred. The crops look promising with young watermelons, cotton blooms to come, corn tassels and peanuts for boiling. Mr Jack Wade is among the sick this week. The James and Mildred spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs G B Barfield. Visitors included Mrs Ora Barrow, Mrs Wanda Carpenter, Misses Ann Hill Helen and Sybil Barrow.
Mrs C H Neisler hosted the Gordon Carson Chapter of the UDC Thursday afternoon with Mrs F A Ricks in the chair. After the ritual the group set June 3 for the next meeting at Mrs M A Liffey’s home and July 16 for Miss Mildred Rutherford’s birthday. Officers nominated include President F A Ricks and vice presidents C H Neisler and M A Liffey, plus secretary, treasurer, registrar, reporter, parliamentarian, historians, and crosses recorder.
Extension Agent announces a wartime Georgia 4-H conference at Camp Wabhsega Dahlonega August 27. 25 boys 25 girls 25 men and 23 women advisers from across the state will train in forestry soil conservation handicrafts wildlife and landscaping and plan larger conservation education efforts. Participants must apply through their county agent by July 1. Scholarships are provided by a major mail order firm. The Wildlife Camp remains set for the third week of July.
The Palm Sunday report lists numerous weekend visits and relocations. Families like the Peterman, McCrary, Bloodworth, Wainwright, Rogers, and McCrary clans hosted at Turner places while Lemmie Lewis moved to Butler and others enjoyed visits from Columbus Macon Thomaston New River N C residents.
Taylor county farm operators will report their acreages of cotton and other crops and production practices this year. County AAA aims to save manpower and speed marketing by having farmers file their own performance with assistance at county offices or community centers.
Mrs. O V Johnson and daughter Connie are in Savannah for several days. Miss Mary Frances Gilson spent last week in Thomaston with Mr. and Mrs Hugh Gilson Jr. Miss Lula Stanford of Macon vacationing with her parents Rev and Mrs J H Stan. Mr and Mrs Willie Suggs of Reynolds visited relatives in Thomaston. Mr and Mrs Charlie Hammock spent Sunday in Thomaston with relatives. Miss Elsie Heath of West Point and Miss Anna Heath of Thomaston vacationing with their parents Mr and Mrs C C Heath. Mr and Mrs T A Robbins attended Antioch Church Sunday. Guests of Mr and Mrs Albert Watley: Mrs Unn Reynolds, Miss Dorothy Wright of Macon, Mrs Burtis Bickley, Mr Bob Bickley of Thomaston, Pvt J W Bickley of Camp Campbell Ky, Mr and Mrs Talmadge Smith and children. Miss Joyce Royal spent Saturday in Thomaston with relatives. Mr Herman Amos of Butler, Miss Alicenel Amos and Miss Joan Pope of Atlanta visited Mrs T J Amos Sunday. Mrs C C Heath and Misses Elsie and Anna Heath visited Mrs R M Suggs Saturday. Mrs Wm Maxwell and daughters of Talbotton spending days with their parents, Mr and Mrs R M Suggs. Mr and Mrs Hugh Gilson Jr and Gloria of Thomaston spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Hugh Gilson.
Valdosta Ga June 1 Miss Sarah Janie Bush completes 50 years as a public school and University System teacher. Tuesday she received a diamond bar pin from President F R Reade of the Georgia State Woman's College. She has served on the college faculty for 18 years and the pin was presented by students and faculty.
A remark notes ministers enjoy an advantage over journalists as what they say from the pulpit is received with less scrutiny and more automatic acceptance than newspaper statements. The observation highlights differing standards of public influence.
District No. 7 in Georgia covers 1 872 small farms across 19 counties including Bleckley Chattahoochee Crisp Dooly Harris Houston Macon Marion Muscogee Peach Pulaski Schley Stewart Sumter Taylor Twiggs Webster Wilkinson. FSA outlines 1943 outputs with broilers 632 450 head plus 1 582 250 pounds meat pork 5 753 hogs 1 150 000 pounds meat egg output 480 968 hens 122 flocks butter 222 820 pounds milk 95 840 gallons and sweet potato 238 400 bushels.
The passage argues that most workers have income exceeding living costs and urges saving excess cash rather than spending to prevent inflation. It suggests investing in Government securities during the Second War Loan with the slogan They give their lives. You lend your money.
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